The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
ON CHANGE.

INDIA exports only about one-sixth
Of her wheat crop.
TEN cargoes Of wheat shipped from
San Francisco during the past week.
STocK OF cotton in New York, 5000
bales less than last year at this date.
MEMPHIS co ton receipts yesterday,
2236 bales; shipments, 3l03 bales;
sales, 2450 bales.
IT ehould be understood that a sack
OF -four in the European markets con-
tains $50 pounds.
GREAT BRITAIN imported 16,650,000
bushels Of aaxseed in 1885, against 49,
1900 bushels in 1885.
IMPORTS OF wheat into Rotterdam in
1885 were l2,503,2 200 bushels against
1902, 900 bushels in 1885.
TIE river is now open to ct. Louis,
and Anchor Line boats will resume
regular trips tomorrow, Saturday.
MEMPHIS Is the second greatest spot
cotton market of the United Ststes
snd Of the world, New Orleans being
first.
CHICAGO cash pork and lard are I'M
changed. Cash clear ribs off TIC.
Cash corn of &c. Cash wheat of 5c,
and cash oats off fc.
CHICAGO grain receipts yesterday
Wheat, 55 cars; corn, 1876 care. E'i-
mated receipts for today friday:
Wheat, 81 cars; corn, lib cars.
The Merchants Exchange will sp.
point q committee to 70 to Washing
ton in the interest Of the Memphis
bridge bill. The committee will start
this week.
GRAIN receipts at Baltimore yestar-
day: slour, 10,990 bIls; wheat, $1,000
bu. !; corn, $1,000 bu.; oats, 3100 bu.
Shipments-Flour, 28,9l4 brls; wheat,
1900 bu.; corn, 1890 bu.
THE Meeting OF the Merchants Elk
change Board Of Directors which was
called for yesterday was postponed to
tomorrow (Ssturday), when the direct
ors will select a secretary and assist
ants.
TIE owner Of outstanding bond No.
234 for 500 Of the Cotton Exchange
Building Company is requested to pre-
sent it to Secretary Hotter and have 1t
exchanged for q new bond issued
directly by the building company.
THE attention OF our readers is
called to the notice OF z. Il. Harri-
man, president, calling q meeting of
the b~ondholders OF the Mississippi
and Tennessee Railroad, which takes
place in New York on February z,
1887.
VISITORS ON Change yesterday: J..
W. Maclin, Keeling, Tenn; w. B..
Johnston, Mississippi; Arnold Stotz,
Lake City. Ark. /; w. B. Shearon, Mid
dletop, Tenn. o. F. Brisee, Baltimore;
Miss Rebeccs Conan, Iuks, Miss. !;
the Rev. 8. Archer, G~reenville, Miss. /;
F. Hunt, Mississippi.
INV YORK grain receipts yesterday /;
Flour, 1909 brls and SKIS; exports,
3640 brls and 1000 sks. Wheat-re-
ceipte, 1880 bu. exports, $4,000 bu. /;
sales, 2.570,0O0 bu. of futures and 96,-
600 bu. of sptt,. Oorn-receipts, IL
$50 hu.; exports, 1895 bu.; sales,
800, GOO blu. # futures and $1,000 bu.
spots. OAts-rsceipts, 60,0lO bu.; ex-
ports, 16l bu.
THE cotton receipts here up to date
are 545, 181 bales, or within 405 bales
Of the total receipts up to the close Of
the sess,n last year, the receipts being
545, SOC bales. Last year from the
present date to the close OF the season
the receipts were 81. 1902 bales. Add
That many bales to the receipts TO date
this year and we have GAO, 763 bales
for the season, but the best judges
claim $50, 900 as the total receipts for
this season, or 1l5, 900 bales more than
received last season.